• Meeting: “The Austerity Years – 1945 – 1951”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    David Davies will return to talk about the immediate post-WW2 years, when life was still hard and rationing still in place.  I can (just) remember going with my mother to […]

  • Meeting: “Returning the Railway to Bolton Abbey”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    Stephen Walker will talk to us about the history of the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, and the organisation's plans for the future

  • Committee Meeting

    Zoom

    The next Committee meeting will be held by Zoom on Wednesday, 2nd September.  The agenda and other details will be distributed in due course

  • Meeting: “Botswana – With Love”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    Our President, Tony Thorndike, will regale us with a description of his trip to Botswana.  It is promised to be a railway-free presentation!

  • Meeting: “A History of the Pub”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    Paul Jennings will speak to us about the history of one of many people's favourite institutions

    Free
  • Meeting: “The Mille Miglia”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    Peter Hepworth, a classic car and motor racing enthusiast, will be telling us about the history of the historic Italian road race, the Mille Miglia, which originally ran from 1927 […]

  • Meeting: “The History of Chocolate”

    Oatlands 1 Coronation Grove, Harrogate, United Kingdom

    Sarah Goodwill will be talking to us about chocolate - probably no free samples, I'm afraid!